Picture-album



(No Model.)

C. HOOD.

PICTURE ALBUM.

No. 386,884. Patented July 31, 1888.

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U'. 4 wr WITNESSES hviTiDl STATES PATENT OFFICE,

CHARLES HOOD, OF TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS.

PICTURE-ALBU M.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,884, dated July 31,1888.

Application tiled April 14, 1868.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, CHARLES HOOD, acitizen of the United States,residingat Turners Falls, in the county of Franklin and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Picture-Albums; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention is an improvement in albums for the display of photographand other pictures.

It relates more particularly to a box in Whieh,when not open fordisplay, incloses an album of ordinary form, but when opened the saidalbum is automatically moved to an inclined position and one favorableto the best display of its contents. The box has a lid hinged at theback and a front wall hinged at the bottom of said box. Connected to thevertical sides of the box inside are pivoted segmental plates connectedby a roller or round bar. Levers of straight form have their fulcru msin the vertical sides of the box, and connected with said straightlevers are curved arms pivoted to the hinged fronts of said box, andrespectively two other arms which connect with the hinged cover and thesaid segmental plates. On the bottom of the said box inside a suitablestop or stops are provided, against which the front of the album mayrest when in position, while the greater part of said album rests uponthe roller connecting the two segmental plates. `When the box is closed,the album assumes nearly a horizontal position within the box, so thatthe top will close snugly to place without touching the said album.W'hen the top of the box is raised, the system of levers together withthe segmental plates serve to simultaneously lower the front of the box,letting it down like an apron,while the roller or bar supporting thealbum is lifted, carrying with it the back ofthe album to the properelevation.

In my drawings, Figure l is a sectional View of the box open and showingthe contents of the same. Fig. 2 is a similar View ofthe box openwithout the receptacle. Similar reference-letters indicate like parts inall of the tig- Serial No. 270,704. (No model.)

ures. Fig. 3 is a plan of the box, 85e., looking downward.

Referring tothe drawings, A is the box provided with the hinged lid a,within which is fixed (for useful and ornamental purposes) a v mirror,and provided also with a hinged front Wall or apron, b.

c e are opposite segmental plates pivoted to the upright sides of thebox at d, and e is the roller pivoted to said opposite plates, offeringan antfriction bearing to the back of the album which rests upon it.

ff are straight levers centrally pivoted at gg. Hinged or pivoted toangle-pieces h h, secured to the front b of the box, are curvedleverarms t' t', pivoted also to leversff.

k k are arms connected to leversff and the side walls ofthe lid or top aofthe box A.

Level-sf f are con neeted to the segmental plates c c by arms n.

Z Z are stops fixed in the vertical walls of the box to limit thedownward movement of the arms k k when the box-top assumes a verticalposition with the surface of the mirror normal to the line of sight.

m m m are screws or pins representing a stop fixed in the bottom of thebox to the front, against which may rest the album.

B is a series of bound picture-receptacles made up in the usual mannerof receptacles for photograph-albums, of sizes not to exceed, of course,the dimensions of the exhibitingbox. Vhen in position,this bound seriesrests against the stops or footing mm m and bears at its back upon theroller e.

rlhe top of the box A is .provided with a handle-as, for instance,orf-by which said top may be raised.

\Vheu the top of thc box is raised, the long arms k k draw the pivotedleversff, which latter iniiuence the roller e, through the arms a, andthe box-front b, through the curved arms i, so that said roller will beraised simultaneously with the dropping of said front.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the box provided with a hinged lid or top and ahinged front, of segments, as described, pivoted to said box,

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a roller connecting said segments, a straight the top of the box islifted, the simuitaneous lever, j', centrallyl pivoted and connected bysuitable arms to the box-top, the pivoted seglowering of the apron andraising of the said roller will be effected, as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHAs. HooD.

Vtnesses:

J AMES S. GRINNELL, FRANKLIN G. FEssENDEN.

